In 1972, this writer visited the Ossining Correctional Facility (Sing Sing) to write about theater in prisons. While I was there, the inmates presented an anthology of their own short plays, ...

Playwright-poet-actor Miguel Pinero was a volatile mix of drug-addicted, streetwise crook and impassioned artist who gave early voice to New York’s oppressed Puerto Rican community, celebrating its ...

Miguel Pinero has written 1 shows including Short Eyes (Playwright). What awards has Miguel Pinero been nominated for? Best Play (Tony Awards) for Short Eyes, Outstanding New Playwrights (Drama Desk ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. After a ten year absence from Los ...

Miguel Piñero has been selected as this month’s Classical 91.7/Arte Público Press Author of the Month. In the next installment of a series of monthly features, Classical 91.7’s Eric Ladau spoke with ...

Movies have always been drawn to writers and artists as subjects. Yet few film biographies of artists are truly successful. Unlike musicians, whose art is inherently based in performance, writers are ...

Benjamin Bratt looks too fit to play a junkie. "Junkies come in some surprising forms," says the actor, star of the new movie "Pinero," in which he transforms himself into the "Nuyorican" playwright, ...